LADYS FINGER SAMBAR/VENDAIKKAI SAMBAR

Ingredients:

Mysore Dal 100 gms
Tamarind one gooseberry size
Lady's finger 12 nos
Shallots 10 nos/Bellary onion half
Curry leaves 10 nos
Mustard seeds one spoon
Asafoetida one pinch
Sambar powder one tablespoon
Turmeric one spoon
Castor oil four drops
Tomato one
Coriander leaves chopped half a cup
Sesame oil one tablespoon

Procedure:


Soak the tamarind in two cups of water for 15 minutes.
Cook the Mysore dal with required water, one spoon of turmeric and four drops of castor oil.
I use Mysore dal because it is cooked fast without the pressure cooker.
Wash the lady's fingers and wipe them.
Cut the veggie into bit long pieces.
Chop the onion and tomato.
Heat the wok with sesame oil over a medium flame.
Add mustard seeds. once it starts to crackle, add onion, curry leaves and the veggie pieces.
Saute them constantly until the veggie fried well and shrink.
Add asafoetida, sambar powder, half spoon turmeric.
Saute again.
Pour the tamarind extract over the fried veggie.
Add salt.
Allow boiling for ten minutes until the veggie cooked soft.
Now transfer the cooked dal contents with water.
Allow boiling for few minutes
Check the salt.
Add corianderleaves and remove from the flame.


Lady;s finger sambar is ready to have with hot rice or idlies.!